diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-and-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-and-publish.yaml
index c47fe3f..7112337 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-and-publish.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ jobs:
   release:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      new_release_published: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_published }}
+      new_release_version: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -39,20 +42,24 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
       - run: npm ci
       - name: Semantic Release
+        id: semantic
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: npx semantic-release
 
-  publish:
-    needs: release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-      - run: npm publish --access public
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
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+    publish:
+      needs: release
+      if: needs.release.outputs.new_release_published == 'true'
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+          with:
+            node-version: 20
+            registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+        - run: npm ci
+        - run: npm version ${{ needs.release.outputs.new_release_version }} --no-git-tag-version
+        - run: npm publish --access public
+          env:
+            NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
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